Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on March 15, 2020
Mt. Taylor/Zuni Mt. Collaborative meetings
January 14, 2020 – March 10, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 5 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: 2 SWCDs, Grazing interests, FS personnel, Pueblo representatives, etc. city and county government members
Landscape/area: Cibola National Forest (1616435 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Both meetings were informational, and we met a new district ranger in March, after the current DR announced his leaving his job in the January meeting. We also learned about several required FS protocols for prioritizing projects and the beginning of scoping for a new use fee schedule in order to keep the day use campgrounds in better condition.
Reflection/Evaluation
Both meetings were full of new information and I was able to reinforce contacts with various collaborative members, despite severe anxiety over the Mexico Spotted Owl injunction with Wild Earth Guardians. It was also useful to see how few district projects are likely to get funding in the next year or two, and how to find matching funds in order to raise the priority of a given project. I did meet the ranchers who hav the permit for Little Water Canyon, and they agreed to work with the Friends of Little Water Canyon on ways to protect the spring area and riparian habitat.